memorialized

past tense of memorialize
as in commemorated
to be a memorial of at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

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Recent Examples of memorialized Instead, under the current plan, the Red Rest cottage would be memorialized with a plaque. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 The band notably played Knebworth Park in 1996 as part of Knebworth Festival, a set that was memorialized in Jake Scott’s 2021 documentary. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Though Reiner was memorialized at the Oscars earlier this year, there’s a nice bit of closure to his Emmys win that pays tribute to the medium that started it all for him more than 50 years ago. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Alison Crowther Crowther is a Nyack, New York, native who is now memorialized on the Boston College campus at the school's 9/11 memorial. CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The new Chicago staging follows a successful United Kingdom tour in 2024, directed by Michael Buffong, whom Epps said had discovered the show while sitting in New York’s Lincoln Center library, where Broadway musicals are memorialized. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The tragic day, etched into the minds of many Americans, has since been memorialized in classroom textbooks, anniversary broadcasts, museums and the stories told by survivors. Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 In 2020, the family memorialized Robinette's grandparents, Jim and Bethel, who had just died. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 At the time she was laid to rest without a grave maker, but this month officials memorialized Raker by commissioning a permanent marker at her burial site. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
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commemorated
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  • In July, Jay commemorated both of those albums with two back-to-back concerts at Yankee Stadium.
    Alex Gonzalez, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • An Instagram post on Hong Kong News Updates also commemorated the occasion.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Memorialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialized. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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